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Repellency Assessment of Nepeta cataria Essential Oils and Isolated Nepetalactones on Aedes aegypti. [PDF]
, 2019 There is an increased need for improved and affordable insect repellents to reduce transmission of rapidly spreading diseases with high mortality rates.
Dong, Xujun +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Insect repellents are widely used as the first line of defense against mosquito bites and transmission of disease-causing agents. However, the cost of daily applications of even the most affordable and the gold standard of insect repellents, DEET, is ...
Kaiming Tan +5 more
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The Pest Status of Yellowjackets in Ohio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Since 1975 in Ohio, there has been an escalation in the number of complaints and inquiries regarding yellowjackets (Vespula and Dolichovespula spp.) to the Ohio pest control operators, the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) County Agents and the ...
Stein, Kenneth J, Wrensch, Dana L
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A crossover study to evaluate the diversion of malaria vectors in a community with incomplete coverage of spatial repellents in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2016 Malaria elimination is unlikely to occur if vector control efforts focus entirely on transmission occurring indoors without addressing vectors that bite outdoors and outside sleeping hours.
Kreppel, Katharina +7 more
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Terpenoid-Induced Feeding Deterrence and Antennal Response of Honey Bees [PDF]
, 2020 Multiple interacting stressors negatively affect the survival and productivity of managed honey bee colonies. Pesticides remain a primary concern for beekeepers, as even sublethal exposures can reduce bee immunocompetence, impair navigation, and reduce ...
Anderson, Troy D. +4 more
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Curationis, 1980 An insecticide is a chemical used to kill insects. Insect control can also include other materials such as repellents, oils, antifeedants and attractants.
E.K. Hartwig
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Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Mosquitoes are responsible for disease transmission worldwide. They possess the ability to discriminate between different ecological resources, including nectar sources, animal hosts and oviposition sites, a feature mediated by their olfactory
Amir Dekel +4 more
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Scientific African, 2022 Background: Plant essential oils present a broad spectrum of activity against pests as possible insecticides, repellents, or deterrents. These oils also have a long tradition of use in the protection of stored products.
G.K. Sedikelo, G.G. Lenetha, N.J. Malebo
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Vector diseases treatment based on intermediate complexion using textile substrates [PDF]
, 2019 The most efficient insect repellents are DEET (N, N-diethhyl-meta-toluamide) from synthetic origin and citronella essential oil from natural origin. However, there are other products that can also be used as insect repellents from synthetic origin, such ...
Lis Arias, Manuel José +2 more
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New insights on repellent recognition by Anopheles gambiae odorant-binding protein 1 [PDF]
, 2018 It is generally recognized that insect odorant binding proteins (OBPs) mediate the solubilisation and transport of hydrophobic odorant molecules and contribute to the sensitivity of the insect olfactory system.
Iley, Jim N. +2 more
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